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Hello TVTA, I don’t recall these comics, though I do remember the magazines published much later. They do bring up a question, and it is, are these classed as Canon material? I know that in the Star Wars universe Dark Horse Comics produced many stories which Disney/LucasFilm now disregard (and call Legend material) so I wonder how the BBC television company view these comics/stories. (I won’t even start talking about whether Peter Cushing’s film portrayal of the Doctor is Canon or not!)

Good question. and ‘what is canon in Doctor Who?’ is a widely discussed topic with seemingly no concrete answers. For me personally the comics are canon as they feature a clear representation of – to use Dogs of Doom in my post as an example – Tom Baker as the 4th Doctor. There is the Tardis and K-9, and in other issues I own there are Daleks and Cybermen. To some, only the TV series is canon – to others only the TV series pre Christopher Ecclestone. Here is a good article on just some of the debates regarding DW canon. http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/a-guide-to-doctor-whos-confusing-canon-43823.htm

When I get a moment (I’ve mentioned before on my blog I need a time machine myself!) I will be sure to check out this article. Having thought about it I should have asked Sophie Aldred (who played ACE alongside Sylvester McCoy’s Doctor) this question when I met her! Duh, maybe next time! ;D

That’s cool you got to meet Sophie Aldred. Ace was a brilliant companion. I have this really cool Ace action figure with a ton of accessories for her, it’s one of my faves out of all my Doctor Who figures.

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